Open Intellectual Property Models for Plant Innovations in the Context of New Breeding Technologies

Abstract

Plant related innovations are critical to enable of food security and mitigate climate change. New breeding technologies (NBTs) based on emerging genome editing technologies like CRISPR/Cas will facilitate “breeding-by-editing” and enable complex breeding targets—like climate resilience or water use efficiency—in shorter time and at lower costs. However, NBTs will also lead to an unprecedented patent complexity. This paper discusses implications and potential solutions for open innovation models.

Keywords

• new breeding technology
• CRISPR/Cas
• patent thickets
• open innovation